Means for securing vitreous articles in place



'c. J. RUKENBROD MEANS FOR SECURING VITREOUS ARTICLES IN PLACE Filed May 4, 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 fnamr- 5% Z05 qlwngga Dec. 6,. 1927.

C. J. RUKENBROD MEANS .FOR SECURING VITREOUS ARTICLES IN PLACE F led May 4. 192's 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 VAW Patented Dec. 6, 1927.

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commutes J. RUKENlBROD, OFIRINCETON, New JERSEY, Assrenon TO THE ELEC- TRIO PORCELAIN Ann MANUFAoTUnme conronmioiv or NEWJER EYP GoMrANxoFmR-ENTON, NEW JERSEY, A

' MEeNs'FoR SECURINGe- VITREO US ARTICLES IN PLACE.

" Application filed; lltiay 4-,

principal object otniy invention isto provide nieans for securing vitreous articles to a base structure ins'u'ch a mannere the seeming means. shall 1101; be visible when viewing the said vitreous article. j I

- Another object of'invent'ion is to pro- I vide ahandle structure, such as tho s em- "prayed on-oven' doors of gas raiiges and the; I gike,t he handle structure comprising a pair otpedestals' constructed entir'ely of Vitreous substance such as porcelain or like material,

and a hand grip extending between the said pair of pedestals and being coinposed of a like substance, such as that used in thecon struction of the pedestals andto provide s'ecuring means tortlie handle,- such as that described above, Which Will not be visible from the outside ofthe oven door to which thehandle is secured.

' ventionfvvillbe set forth inore fully'hereinafter, reference being had to the accompanyingdraw ings, of which:

26 handle;

Fig. 2 is aside elevation, part-1y insect-ion in sec-L Fig, 7 is a side elevation, partly in sec tion, of another mOdlfied'fOIiTi "of the 'inven-.

tion and V Fig. 8 is a sectional elevation, taken along;

40 the line 8-8 of Fig. 7.

Prior to ,the'conception; of my invention, it

had been the practice in the manutacture'and installation of oven door handles to for-1n the pedestal sections, of the handle, of castiiron or other similar material, and to. secure the pedestalsto the oven'j door 'ljy means of screws, passingthrough the frame of said door and being tapped into the body of the pedestal, no practical means being known to (fiver-em material, to the even. deer.

Other advantages and details of theijn Fig. l is a plan nview'ofmy improved" the trade for securing pedestale'construeted 1926, Serial no. 106,775;

I ,Bef erring to the drawings, 1 have illustrated a base structure 1 which, n the pres" entinstance,represents a gas oven door as above referred to. V Mounted upon said base 7 structure is a pair'ofpedestals 2, 2 coinposed of i itreous material, in the present'instance gl'aized porcelain. i l

l Extending'hetiveen handgrip8 provided at each end with a 'cy- .lindrica'l projection' t adapted to extendinto a cavity 5 transversely disposed in the head 6 oteach'of the pedestals 2. Each of the projections 4" is provided with a pair of oppositely disp'osedi'ectangular cavities 7. A

cylindrical open-ingfi isprovided in each of tlie' extensioi'is 4, and communicates with the oppositely. disposed rectangular cavities '7, 7 therein. lvithin eachcylindrical opening I'proVide a locking element in the forin'of an internally threaded sleeve 9 having at one of its ends a rectangular flange 1O adapted" Within the outermost of the rectangular'cavities 7 in each grip extension 4. Each "of the pedestals 2 is provided. with a longi- "tudinallly e tendingop ening 11. The base structure .ljis provided with'a'n opening 12 airially aligned with the opening 11 in each o-fthe pedestals 2. A. securingelement 13 in the-form of a countersunk screwis adaptedto pass through each openin'g'12 in the opening 11in the respective pedestal, and

' toengage the internal threads of the sleeve '9, ithin the respective projection 4 of the hand grip 3;

' In assembling the handle. structure, illustrated in Figs. 1 i0 4. inclusive, the locking elements 9 are placed. Within the openings 7--8 in the projections't, at each endof the hand grip One of the pedestals 2 is placed upon each ofthe' projections 4 and the asseinhled handle is placed a position upon the base structure 1 to be secured thereto.

' A'securing element 18 isthen passed through each of the openings 12, in the'said base structure through the longitudinal V opening 11 in the respective pedestal, and into the threaded opening of the locking element 9, and. by 'turning the 'securing'elerneiit'in a clockwise dimer-ion the threads thereei en- 1 ge theiiiterfial threaae are feepeeave the pedestals 2, is a l i base structure;- through the longitudinal within the groove 14:.

transverse opening 8 in the locking element 9, thereby drawing the projection t tightly against the side wall of the cavity Ii in the pedestal which in turn draws the pedestal structure tightly against the base structure, thereby securing the handle in place and preventing any rattling of the handle on the base structure.

As shown in Fig. 5,the same structure as illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 obtains, with the exception that the locking element is not provided with an extended sleeve as shown in Fig. 2, being merely a rectangular nut 9 adapted to a rectangular cavity 7* in the extension 4:, the transverse opening 8 in the said extension being reduced to a point suflicient to permit the passage of these curing element 13 therethrough.

The process of assen'ibling in this case is identical with that described in reference to the structure illustrated in Figs. 2 and 8.

In Figs. T and 8, the cavity 5 of each of the pedestals E3 is provided with a rectangular groove lu l in its side wall adjacent the base structure 1. In this embodiment of the invention, the locking element 9" is in the form ota rectangular internally threaded nut, which is adapted to occupy a position hen assembling this arrangement of elements a locking element 9 isplaced in each of the pedestals 2,

within the groove 14. The projection 4* of the hand grip 3" is placed within the cavity 5 of the pedestal 2 and is provided with a pair of oppositely disposed cavities 7*, one

of which is adapted to align with the securing locking element 9*. The securing element 13" is passed through the opening 12in the base structure 1 as above described, and thence through the longitudinal opening 11 in the pedestal. Thethreaded to be construed as limiting the scope of the invention, as my invention maybe adapted to other vitreous articles, such as bathroom fixtures and, therefore, only such limitations should be placed thereon as are prescribed in the appended claims or dictated by the prior art of record. a

I claim:

1. In means for securing vitreous handles to oven doors and the like, said handle comprising a pair of spaced single piece pedestals and a single piece hand grip supported thereby, each pedestal having but one cavity formed therein, which extends transversely base thereof to the bottom side of the said transverse cavity; said hand grip being pro- 7 vided witha projection on each of its ends extending into the transverse cavity of the respective pedestal and having an opening adapted to be aligned with the longitudinal opening in the pedestal: a threaded locking element adapted to beplaced in the opening in said hand grip, prior to the placing of the hand grip projection into the transverse cavity of the pedestal; and a securingscrew adapted to be passed through an aperture in the oven door, through the longitudinal openingin the pedestal and engagingthe threads of the locking element in the hand grip. i a

2. In means for securing vitreous handles to oven doors and the like, said handle cornrisin a air of saaced slngle iece edesy P e r. P

tals and a single piece hand grip supported thereby, each pedestal having but one cavity formed therein, which extends transversely of the pedestal and inwardly from one side only thereof. and an opening extending lon gitudinally through the pedestal from the base thereof to the bottom side of the said transverse cavity; said hand grip being provided with a projection on each of its ends extending into the transverse cavity of the respective pedestal andhaving an opening adaptedto be aligned with the longitudinal opening in the pedestal; a threaded locking element adapted to be laced in the opening in said hand grip, prior to the placing of the hand grip projection into the transverse cavity of the pedestal; a securing screw adapted to be passed through an aperture in the oven door, through the longitudinal. opening in the pedestal and engaging the threads of the locking element in the hand grip; and meansrfor preventing the rotation of said locking elcmentiinsaid hand grip projection. i a I 3. In means for securing vitreous handles to oven doors and the like, said handle com-- prising a pair of spaced single piece pedes tale and a single piece hand grip supported thereby, each pedestal having but one cavity formed therein, which extends transversely of the pedestal and inwardly from one side only thereof, and an opening extending longitudinally through the pedestalfrom the base thereof to the bottom side of the said transverse cavity; said hand grip being provided with a projection on each of its ends extending into the transverse cavity of the respective pedestal and having an opening adapted to be aligned with the longitudinal opening in the edestala threaded locking element adapted to be placed in the opening" ity of the pedestal a securing screw adapted to he passed through an aperture in the oven 5 door, through the longitudinal opening in" the pedestal and engaging the threads of the locking element in the hand grip; and means for preventing the rotation of said locking elementin said hand grip projection, comprising a flat sided head on said locking element adapted to be located in a flat sided cavity formed in said hand grip projection l around the said opening therein.

'. CORNELIUS J. RUKENBROD. 

